Golden Babbler

Cyanoderma chrysaeum (Blyth, 1844)

12 cmLength9 gWeight

This small babbler has a golden-yellow crown and nape, yellow underparts and olive wings.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Golden-yellow crown and nape with fine markings
Yellow underparts
Olive wings

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Golden Babbler has been recorded at 150 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bukit FraserMalaysia1,326 records
Bukit Fraser – Telekom LoopMalaysia456 records
Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand362 records

More places

Doi Inthanon NPThailand269 records
Doi Inthanon NP – Mae Ouam (Km 34.5)Thailand268 records
Bukit Fraser – Bishop TrailMalaysia264 records
Mang DenVietnam261 records
Southern slopes of Gng. Kerinci, Jambi, SumatraIndonesia239 records
Kaeng Krachan NPThailand222 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand199 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Malaysia Thailand Vietnam China Indonesia Bhutan Myanmar (Burma)Laos

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs from the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia and inhabits subtropical lowland and montane forests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution.

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Questions

How big is the Golden Babbler?

The Golden Babbler is about 12 cm long and weighs around 9 g.

Where does the Golden Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas of central Nepal to southern China, Vietnam and Sumatra. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.